It is the incremental abolition of freedoms that concerns me. Sure it doesn't seem like a big deal to you because you have already given up so many freedoms. What is one more to throw in the pot? You may see income tax in the same light. Americans prior to the Civil War probably wouldn't.
It was possibly "new." Standard policy at GameStop/EBGames is to open one copy of each game so they can keep an empty case out on the floor. Chances are though that the "new" game you were buying had been played before, by the employees. GameStop/EBGames employees are allowed to checkout new games and play them to gain product knowledge. I used to manage one of their stores and all the employees there, including myself, took games home all the time. I would play a game for a couple of days and then bring it back. We would then sell it as a new game if it was the last copy available in the store. So basically, you were probably getting a "used" game being sold as a "new" game.
I am not saying this is beneficial to the customer. However, there are very few perks of working at a GameStop/EBGames and that was one of them.
Actually one of the main reasons Microsoft has a moratorium on cheat devices is they are used for other things besides making games easier, more fun, whatever. Cheat devices have been used in past systems for various hacks and such. It is unfortunate that Microsoft responded in this way and doesn't offer an alternative to cheat devices because those of us that want to use them for their intended purposes have to suffer the consequences. Some how, some way hackers will find ways to do what they want regardless of Microsoft's restriction. In fact, they already have.
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I think the folks at Netflix could really be on to something here.
That's funny. I was going to post about how I double-handedly saved the porn industry.
I prefer waffles.
I beg to differ. A two-year child just before its nap is probably in a fouler mood with a high propensity for destruction.
It is the incremental abolition of freedoms that concerns me. Sure it doesn't seem like a big deal to you because you have already given up so many freedoms. What is one more to throw in the pot? You may see income tax in the same light. Americans prior to the Civil War probably wouldn't.
This creates an unstable balance. http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/richricher /37414
You can switch to something backed by assets rather than liabilities. http://www.libertydollar.org/ld/links/index.htm
It's not the idea of free speech that the FCC has a problem with.
Lack of parental accountability, that is the right they are so desperately trying to protect.
It was possibly "new." Standard policy at GameStop/EBGames is to open one copy of each game so they can keep an empty case out on the floor. Chances are though that the "new" game you were buying had been played before, by the employees. GameStop/EBGames employees are allowed to checkout new games and play them to gain product knowledge. I used to manage one of their stores and all the employees there, including myself, took games home all the time. I would play a game for a couple of days and then bring it back. We would then sell it as a new game if it was the last copy available in the store. So basically, you were probably getting a "used" game being sold as a "new" game. I am not saying this is beneficial to the customer. However, there are very few perks of working at a GameStop/EBGames and that was one of them.
Actually one of the main reasons Microsoft has a moratorium on cheat devices is they are used for other things besides making games easier, more fun, whatever. Cheat devices have been used in past systems for various hacks and such. It is unfortunate that Microsoft responded in this way and doesn't offer an alternative to cheat devices because those of us that want to use them for their intended purposes have to suffer the consequences. Some how, some way hackers will find ways to do what they want regardless of Microsoft's restriction. In fact, they already have.